Florence And The Machine-What The Water Gave Me chords

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| Florence + The Machine |
| What The Water Gave Me |
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>>>What The Water Gave Me" is the first song to be revealed by
>>>Florence And The Machine off their sophomore album, which
>>>is set for release later in November. The album will be
>>>composed of 13 tracks. The song was named after a painting
>>>by Frida Kahlo and the lyrics are inspired by the suicide of
>>>renown author, Virginia Woolf, who drowned herself in a river.
Anyways... enjoy!
Normal Tuning
Capo 1st
Tabs are not in relation to the Capo
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Since this is a song that has a few changes in every section
I'll be making paragraphs for every section if necessary)
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Chords: (after capo)
BmDGF#mEmA
Intro:
(Only bass)
Chords: BmDGF#m
Bars: 4 4 2 2
Riff
E-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|
G--------3------3-/5---3--------------|
D---5------5-------------5------------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
Verse 1:
Chords: BmDGF#m
Bars: 4 4 2 2
Riff, repeated until "Take what the water gave me"
E--------------------|
B--------------------|
G------3--3/5--3-----|
D--5-(5)-------------|
A--------------------|
E--------------------|
You only hear the bass in the verses but
I'll show the chords with the lyrics in case of...
BmDGF#m
Time it took us
BmD
To where the water was
GF#mBm
That's what the water gave me
DGF#m
And time goes quicker
BmD
Between the two of us
GF#mBm
Oh, my love, don't forsake me
DEm
Take what the water gave me
Chorus:
(You still pretty much only hear the bass but
I usually play power-chords when the drums fade in)
EmBm
Lay me down
DA
Let the only sound
EmBm
Be the overflow
DA
Pockets full of stones
EmBm
Lay me down
DA
Let the only sound
EmBmDF#m
Be the ooooverflow
End Riff:
Shred these notes:
E-----21--21\---|
B--/20--20------|
G---------------|
D---------------|
A---------------|
E---------------|
Verse 2:
(The same as the 1st with the riff and all)
BmDGF#m
And oh poor Atlas
BmD
The world's a beast of a burden
GF#mBm
You've been holding on a long time
DGF#m
And all this longing
BmD
And the ships are left to rust
GF#mEm
That's what the water gave us
Chorus:
EmBm
Lay me down
DA
Let the only sound
EmBm
Be the overflow
DA
Pockets full of stones
EmBm
Lay me down
DA
Let the only sound
EmBmDF#m
Be the ooooverflow
Bridge:
(First 2 are open chords then
it's switched to power chords with PM)
Em
'Cause they took your loved ones
Bm
But returned them in exchange for you
GA
But would you have it any other way?
EmG
Would you have it any other way?
AEm
You could have had it any other way
Verse 3:
(Instead of the usual guitar
riff there are quiet PMd chords)
BmDGF#m
'Cause she's a crueller mistress
BmD
And the bargain must be made
GF#mBm
But oh, my love, don't forget me
DGF#mEm
But I let the water take me
Chorus:
(Still with the bass, maybe a couple of slides
and notice the change at the last line!!!)
EmBm
Lay me down
DA
Let the only sound
EmBm
Be the overflow
DA
Pockets full of stones
EmBm
Lay me down
DA
Let the only sound
EmBmGA
Be the ooooverflow
Chorus:
(This time with a change)
EmBm
Lay me down
DA
Let the only sound
GBm
Be the overflow
DA
Pockets full of stones
EmBm
Lay me down
DA
Let the only sound
GBmDD
Be the ooooverflow
Then just continue with the regular Chorus chords until it fades outů
Bonus:
(I tried figuring out the harp bit,
not sure though)
E-----------------------|
B---16-13---13-16-13----|
G-15------15------------|
D-----------------------|
A-----------------------|
E-----------------------|
Hope you enjoy this awesome song as much as I do,
Make sure to tune before you rate!